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intonate

[ in-toh-neyt, -tuh- ]
/ ˈɪn toʊˌneɪt, -tə- /
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verb (used with object), in·to·nat·ed, in·to·nat·ing.

to utter with a particular tone or modulation of voice.
to intone; chant.

RELATED WORDS

vent, deliver, articulate, tell, assert, say, emphasize, utter, announce, proclaim, declare, present, speak, sound, cry, divulge, vocalize, pronounce, enunciate, air

Nearby words

  1. intolerable acts,
  2. intolerance,
  3. intolerant,
  4. intomb,
  5. intonaco,
  6. intonation,
  7. intonation pattern,
  8. intone,
  9. intorsion,
  10. intorted

Origin of intonate

1785–95; < Medieval Latin intonātus, past participle of intonāre to intone. See -ate1
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British Dictionary definitions for intonate

intonate

/ (ˈɪntəʊˌneɪt) /

verb (tr)

to pronounce or articulate (continuous connected speech) with a characteristic rise and fall of the voice
a less common word for intone
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Word Origin and History for intonate

intonate

v.

1795, from Medieval Latin intonatus, past participle of intonare (see intone) + -ate (2). Cf. Italian intonare, French entonner. Related: Intonated; intonating.

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